The public service broadcaster is selling off its catalogue in June.<\/p>\n
Radio France has revealed details of over 8,000 vinyl records set to be sold at a public auction. The records are all double copies of music from the station\u2019s 1.6 million-strong collection.<\/p>\n
Organised across 10 categories, the records span French pop from Serge Gainsbourg, art-rock from The Velvet Underground, afrobeat from Fela Kuti, synthpop from Yellow Magic Orchestra, plus soundtracks, musique concrete and more. There are some rarities too, like a 7\u2033 copy of Syd Barrett\u2019s \u2018Octopus\u2019 valued at between \u20ac6000 and \u20ac7500, as RA points out.<\/p>\n
The public auction takes place at Maison de la Radio on June 19. The profits will be used to fund new acquisitions and to support Radio France\u2019s digitization project. Browse the auction sale catalogue.<\/p>\n
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